Madrid, Spain (February 17, 2005)-
Atalum Wireless S.A., a pioneer in enabling smart
environments with its ZigBee-based, wireless GREENsuite
product family, today announced that Ken Nickerson,
formerly general manager of Microsoft Networks (MSN)
Canada and founder of iBinary Corp., has joined its
Board of Advisors.
Ken Nickerson is the founder of iBinary Corp., a private
technology research and investment firm. Nickerson
"angels" several early stage technology companies as well
as contributes as an advisor or board member.
Mr. Nickerson previously invested in, and acted as an
advisor for The DocSpace Company, a successful start-up
co-founded and sold by Sandra Wear, Atalum's CEO.
He also recently completed both investing in and
operating as CEO of OpenCola, a collaborative search
engine company, and CTO of ClearPulse Inc., a private
research company developing non-invasive medical
technologies.
"I am excited about joining Atalum's dynamic team
and having a role in the company achieving a leadership
position in the wireless sensor space," says Ken
Nickerson.
Mr. Nickerson was the General Manager of the Microsoft
Network (MSN) in Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Microsoft Corporation, and was responsible for all
e-commerce and consumer activities in Canada (1991-2000).
Prior to joining Microsoft in 1991, Nickerson worked in
software engineering for several banking and insurance
concerns and was the Vice President of Technology
Development for Rogers Communications Inc. Mr. Nickerson
is a member of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Association of
Computer Machinery (ACM).
"We are extremely pleased to have attracted
Mr. Nickerson to our board. I know first-hand that
his expertise in advanced technology combined
with his knowledge of our market space provides
Atalum with technical guidance as well as proven
business savvy which are both key to maximizing
emerging market opportunities," said Sandra Wear,
President and CEO of Atalum Wireless S.A.
About Atalum Wireless SA (www.atalum.com)
Atalum is a pioneer in enabling smart environments
(smart homes, smart buildings, smart indoor or outdoor
spaces, etc.) with its ZigBee-based, wireless GREENsuite
product family specifically designed to fulfill the
unique needs of the sensing and control marketplace.
Atalum's solutions provide energy efficiencies,
elimination of cabling costs and the monitoring &
control of places currently not feasible. Atalum is
dedicated to enable people and businesses to be
completely free of physical boundaries to do what they
need to do. Atalum is a privately owned, venture-backed
company based in Madrid, Spain.
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